Facebook has decided to end its partnership with Huawei at the end of the week, which gives the Chinese company access to users' personal data, The New York Times reports .

The newspaper cites an interview with representatives of the social network, the publication of which is scheduled for the end of the week. The corresponding agreement with Huawei was concluded in 2010. Facebook has similar agreements with other Chinese companies, including Lenovo, Oppo and TCL.

The New York Times previously reported that the social network has signed such contracts with at least 60 major electronic device manufacturers over the past 10 years. The newspaper noted that all of them cast doubt on Mark Zuckerberg's company's compliance with user data protection rules and the requirements of the US Federal Trade Commission.

According to the publication, the parties to the agreements had access to the data of not only social network users, but also their friends, without the consent of the latter.

In March, the newspaper also wrote that the American authorities were studying the possibility of depriving American mobile and Internet operators of subsidies that purchase products from Chinese telecommunications companies, including Huawei. According to the American side, these companies, including Huawei and ZTE, cooperate with Chinese intelligence services.

US Congress Releases Ad That Russia 'Influenced' US Elections 1 / 29

Democrats from the US House Intelligence Committee have published a collection of Facebook ads that they believe were ordered by the Russian Internet Research Agency (the "troll factory"). In their opinion, the ads worked to exacerbate contradictions in the US before the 2016 presidential election. About 3,500 ads were published - we present a small but representative sample.
Image: "Like if you think a liar shouldn't be president."
Post: Criticism of Hillary Clinton.
Transitions: 3.
Amount spent*: 13 RUB.
*Here and below data from the US Congress

Facebook Decides to Block Huawei's Access to Users' Personal Data